The Renaissance London Heathrow, owned and operated by the Arora Group, has announced the appointment of Stephen Clayton as General Manager of the recently refurbished luxury 4-star hotel. Stephen has 13 years’ hotel management experience and takes on the positon at Renaissance London Heathrow after a period in the Arora Group head office, where he was the interim Hotel … [Read more...]
New sales manager at The Lowry Hotel
Michelle Taylor-Grice has been appointed by the five-star Lowry Hotel, Manchester, as its Sales Manager for Meetings, Conference, Incentive and Events. With 20 years of sales and hospitality experience in Manchester and following five years spent at Marriott Hotels UK, Michelle joins the team to source and secure sales opportunities, ensuring sustained success and demand for … [Read more...]
New Arts Hotel to Provide Affordable Accommodation and Urban Regeneration
ClearlySo is pleased to have helped leading social entrepreneur Nick Hartwright raise £255k in investment to open his unique and much talked about hotel venture, Green Rooms. A pioneering arts-led social enterprise hotel, Green Rooms will combine vintage and contemporary British craft design with accessible rates, and has been principally designed to attract artists … [Read more...]
AccorHotels enters into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a portfolio of 85 hotels
A portfolio of 85 hotels in Europe in the Economy and Midscale segments, for an asset value of €504 million, including: 28 hotels assets and the business interest of all 85 hotels, sold by AccorHotels for €146 million. 57 hotel assets covered by the purchase agreements containing a substitution clause for the buyer signed with Foncière des Régions, Axa IM – Real Assets … [Read more...]
Victorian Etiquette introduced at North Yorkshire Moors and Coast Hotel
Cober Hill Hotel and Conference Centre near Scarborough has introduced a new initiative that encompasses Victorian Etiquette and engages the hotel’s employees to provide a more courteous and polite approach to guests and to each other. The initiative was inspired by the founder of the hotel which was originally a Victorian Manor house that was developed in 1905 by John … [Read more...]